Re: [tlug] emobile D01NXII data card and (debian) linux? - or how to get an internet connection as fast as possible?

[Dietrich Bollmann <diresu@example.com>]

Hi Godwin, moin Christian :)

Thanks for your answers!

I thought a while about the bluetooth/cellphone solution - but I do
not own a bluetooth enabled cellphone and therefore would have to buy
some "additional hardware" even in this case...

Searching for a while in the internet I found some articles from
people reporting about using the Emobile D02HW / Huawei E220 HSDPA
modem successfully with Linux.

Emobile currently offers the HSDPA Modems in a set together with an
ADSL line for a reasonable price.  And as I plan to apply for an ADSL
line after moving to my new apartment I decided to try the emobile
solution...

It took me a while to make it work - but now I can finally write my
first email (this one) from my own computer again :)

In order to make it easier for other people to find the information I
will post a little howto in another email with the subject 
"HOWTO: Using Emobile Data Card D02HW (Huawei E220 HSDPA USB Modem) 
with Debian/Linux"...

Thanks for your help :)

Dietrich


On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 15:38 +0100, Godwin Stewart wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:06:58 +0200, dietrich bollmann <diresu@example.com> wrote:
> 
> > Is there anybody who knows if this or some other card works with linux
> > and where to find informations about drivers and their installation /
> > configuration?
> 
> I don't know about the one you're talking about but I do know that it was
> relatively painless getting an Asus WL-138G V2 working in Slackware 12 with
> ndiswrapper and wpa_supplicant. I simply followed instructions given in the
> source packages and got the box connected using WPA-PSK/TPSK encryption in
> about 10 minutes flat after installing the card physically.
> 
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On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 02:38 +0200, Christian Horn wrote:
> Moin,
> 
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 04:06:58PM +0200, dietrich bollmann wrote:
> > 
> > I am currently living in Tokyo and plan to move to Kamakura / Zushi in a couple of months.  
> > I need an internet connection as fast as possible and as it probably is impossible to get an 
> > adsl connection fast I thougt about getting a wireless modem card.
> > 
> > I use Debian linux and for most cards no linux driver seem to exist. The only model which 
> > also lists linux as target operating system seems to be the emobile D01NXII data card. 
> > But even for this one I couldn't find any detailled Information about drivers etc.
> > 
> > Is there anybody who knows if this or some other card works with linux and where to find 
> > informations about drivers and their installation / configuration?
> > 
> > I would also be grateful for other ideas about how to get connected to the internet fast if 
> > they do not conflict with my plans to move to another address in the months to come.
> 
> An other idea is to connect via bluetooth to a cellphone and from there
> establish a ppp-connection to the internet.
> Maybe for that you do not neet additional hardware.
> 
> Works great with the nokia e90 mobile here and linux on the laptop 
> establishing the connection. 
> 
> Christian
>